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WHO seeks urgent approval for Ebola drugs

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected at least 54 people and killed 25.

30/05/2018

World News

One in 6 children now lives in war zones, report reveals

The amount of children living in conflict zones has rocketed since the early 90s—here's why.

15/02/2018

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Watch: Aid trucks swarm across pools of mud

Impressive Red Cross footage shows trucks battling to carry construction material in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

08/10/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

UN wants inquiry after Burundi migrants are killed in DR Congo

Activists say police and soldiers opened fire as refugees protested plans to send them home

16/09/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo: Ebola outbreak confirmed

At least one person has died from the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo according to the World Health Organisation and the country's Health Ministry.

13/05/2017

Germany

Berlin's street names provoke debate over forgotten history

In the heart of Berlin, a battle over street names is exhuming long forgotten vestiges of Germany’s past.

20/04/2017

USA

Central African nations warn Trump reform could lead to conflict

A coalition of 12 African countries has sounded the alarm that a possible US reform to rules on “conflict minerals” could create violence in Africa

15/02/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Kabila agrees to go, DRC to get elections by 2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo's leader Joseph Kabila has agreed to step down and nominate an opposition PM in deal brokered by Catholic church.

30/12/2016

Republic of the Congo

DRC: Clashes in Kinshasa 'kill more than 20'

Clashes in Kinshasa appear to have left more than 20 civilians dead, the UN reports, citing ‘pretty solid information’.

20/12/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DRC: Bomb attacks kills child, injures 32 troops - UN

A bomb attack on UN peacekeepers has left one child dead, and 32 Indian troops injured in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the MONUSCO…

08/11/2016

Republic of the Congo

DR Congo: 'Dozens dead' in anti-government protests claims opposition

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed more than 50 people on Monday, according to the opposition, in a violent crackdown on anti-government…

19/09/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

At least 17 dead in anti-Kabila protests in DR Congo

At least 17 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo following a violent anti-government rally.

19/09/2016

World News

ICC gives former rebel warlord 18 years for war crimes and crimes against humanity

Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, led a campaign of rape and murder in neighbouring Central African Republic in 2002-3.

21/06/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Papa Wemba buried in Kinshasa

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been remembering its favourite son, Papa Wemba, who has been buried in Kinshasa. A private ceremony was held for

04/05/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Congolese singer Papa Wemba dies during concert

Congolese singer Papa Wemba, who became a global icon for African music, has died after collapsing on stage during a concert. The event in Abijan

24/04/2016

Republic of the Congo

Goodbye Mandima - remembering the end of an African childhood

Through home-movies discovered at my grandparents’ home in Bordeaux, I recount my childhood in Mandima, a little village in northeast Zaire, where

12/04/2016

Republic of the Congo

Landmark ruling at the International Criminal Court in Jean-Pierre Bemba case

Eight years after he was arrested Jean-Pierre Bemba learned of his fate. The former Congolese rebel leader had been in exile in Belgium before his

21/03/2016

Republic of the Congo

DR Congo's former VP Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes

In what is being described as a historic decision, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has found the Democratic Republic of Congo’s former vice

21/03/2016

World News

DRC capital brought to standstill in one-day general strike

A one-day strike brought the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo to a standstill on Tuesday (February 16). It aims to force President Joseph

16/02/2016

World News

The day I met Masika

“You know, sometimes, I no longer want to live,” Masika had told me, her eyes filled with tears. “But I still find the strength, for the children.”

10/02/2016